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Stars back campaign to end ‘unacceptably high levels of hunger’ in Scotland

It came as Trussell said it provided 218,838 emergency food parcels last year.

Evening Standard

Britain’s ‘poorest still getting poorer’ as Labour urged to act on ‘record high’ levels of poverty

Poverty will remain stuck at a high level without change, researchers warn

The Independent UK

Scottish child payment increase ‘falls short’, says poverty action group

Tuesday’s Scottish Budget revealed the Scottish child payment will rise to £40 in 2027-28.

Evening Standard

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Food banks face winter surge as record six parcels a minute to be delivered in festive season

Almost three quarters of a million food parcels were provided for children last winter

The Independent UK

Women more likely than men to be in poverty due to public debt, research finds

The study was commissioned by Aberlour Children’s Charity, One Parent Families Scotland, and Trussell.

Evening Standard

Failure to tackle dependence on food banks in UK driving public discontent

One in six households went hungry last year, says Trussell, with Britain facing ‘new normal’ of severe hardship

The Guardian - UK

Charity calls for action as 210,000 Scottish children found to be food insecure

The Trussell Trust has urged the Scottish Government to increase its flagship benefit, the Scottish child payment.

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Britain’s hunger crisis laid bare as 14 million going without food because they can’t afford it

More than 1 in 4 children are living in homes where people are forced to skip or cut back on meals because of financial concerns, as campaigners warn the crisis should ‘shame the government to its core’

The Independent UK

Mapped: Where families are going hungry in the UK as millions face food poverty

A rising number of families are being forced into hunger, a landmark report has found

The Independent UK

More than a quarter of children in the UK are growing up hungry, research finds

The data comes ahead of the government’s strategy on child poverty, which is expected to be published this autumn

The Independent UK

300k Scots 'to lose £500 per year' to Labour's welfare cuts, leading charity warns

HUNDREDS of thousands of Scots face losing £500 every year as a result of Labour’s cuts to disability and sickness benefits ...

The National (Scotland)

Ministers on ‘resignation watch list’ over benefit cuts, Harman reveals

There are fears more than 100 Labour MPs could rebel against the welfare cuts

The Independent UK

Government warned of harsh impact of PIP and Universal Credit cuts

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Starmer’s welfare cuts will see 340,000 more people in poverty than previously predicted, charity warns

340,000 more people in disabled households could face hunger and hardship by the end of the decade, new report says

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Food bank usage is down in Scotland – but ministers say there's more to do

THE number of families with children receiving emergency food parcels in Scotland has dropped, new figures show, though the Scottish Government has…

The Independent UK

Food bank demand up by half in five years as charity urges Labour to act

“A whole generation” has now grown up in the UK while food banks are the norm, charity chief says

The Independent UK

Charity urges action on hardship as food bank demand up by half in five years

The latest figure of 2,885,086 is a 51% rise on 1,909,345 parcels given out in the year to March 2020.

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s benefit cuts will cost UK economy billions, charity says

Trussell report finds that higher levels of poverty mean Britain is losing out on £38bn a year of potential output

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Stanley Tucci and Brian Cox join calls for Labour U-turn on ‘shameful’ welfare cuts

Holywood stars Stanley Tucci and Brian Cox are among celebrities who have united to speak out against the UK Government’s proposals to slash…

The Guardian - UK

‘Stain on this country’: celebrities condemn cuts to UK disability benefits

Actors including Stephen Fry and Brian Cox criticise plan that will remove support for more than 1 million people

The Independent UK

Stanley Tucci and Stephen Fry call on Starmer to rethink ‘shameful’ benefit cuts

Keir Starmer has insisted the current system is ‘morally and economically indefensible’

Evening Standard

Celebrities call for rethink of ‘shameful’ Government welfare cuts

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that the current system is ‘morally and economically indefensible’.

The National (Scotland)

Labour's benefits cuts risk disabled people turning to food banks, charity warns

Labour's "cruel" benefits cuts risk disabled people being forced to turn to food banks, an anti-poverty charity has warned ...

The Guardian - UK

How to support a charity at Christmas … it’s a gift that just keeps on giving

With more people in need this festive season, charities, too, are appealing for extra help

Evening Standard

Almost half of Britons experience loneliness at Christmas – survey

Some 36% of Britons will be spending this Christmas apart from loved ones, the poll for Vodafone found.

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